In fact, Xu Ding soon led his troops to the city of Thessaloniki.

The commander of the Ninth Army and a group of people thought that the rebel army would have a large force, and the momentum was fierce.

It turned out that there were only less than 2,000 rebels outside the city.

"What's the situation, less than 2,000 people, what are the rebels going to do?" Someone asked puzzled.

No one could answer the question, for they had counted it carefully, and the rebels had really come so little.

Could it be that the main force is hiding in Alexandria.

They were considered to have been given rectification by Xu Ding, and now they have no idea how many soldiers and horses Xu Ding's troops have in Macedonia.

The shadow of the famous tree of people, and the record of Xu Ding's fighting, made them have errors in judgment and cognition.

"Listen to the Romans in the city, if it is a warrior, they will come out to duel with us, as long as you can win against us, we will immediately turn around and leave, if you don't dare, surrender and lower the flag, and go back to the small peninsula of your Roman kingdom as soon as possible, which belongs to the Macedonian Empire.

Our commander, Alexander Qin, is a descendant of Alexander the Great, and he is the master of Macedonia. ”

Seeing that the goods ratio who called the formation in front of the formation spit out this sentence, Xu Ding straightened his forehead, turned his head and turned to the side.

However, the bidding of the comparison made the Rome in the city lose his temper.

Seeing Alexander Qin under the city, no one dared to speak up, let alone go out of the city to fight.

Duel with Alexander Qin, that's really looking for death.

That guy can hold a hippopotamus and kill a giant python alone, which is even more fierce than the emperor who fought lions back then.

"Cowards, a group of cowards, don't you Romans claim to be invincible in the world, don't you promise to be brave and brave, why don't you even have this bit of guts, you are not men!" The more you scold, the more ugly it becomes.

The faces of the Romans in the city became more and more ugly, and the generals looked at the commander of the Ninth Legion.

The commander of the Ninth Army glared at everyone: "Look at what I'm doing, those who think they can beat Alexander Qin can wipe it off, and if anyone can kill Alexander Qin, I will personally ask for credit for him." ”

MMPs know you're going to say things like that.

It's up to you to beat it.

However, someone still asked: "Commander, there is no way to go on like this, our troops cannot be scolded by the rebels like this, this is very bad for morale, and even if this group of rebels is exterminated in the future, our rule in the Macedonian province will be shaken." ”

"Humph! Don't I know any of this? The question is that the rebels are outside the city, their mouths are on them, can you keep them shut? The commander of the Ninth Legion was also a little angry, and said with a displeased face:

"Let's defend the city well, don't slack off, I think the rebels really want to attack the city, not just to challenge."

Yes!

If you want to shut up the other person, then kill the person.

The problem is that they can't go out of the city and fight.

Alexander Qin is a mountain that they have never been able to overcome.

It's very embarrassing and painful.

But the siege? It's not a joke, just rely on the rebels under the city who are less than 2,000.

Really, when we Thessaloniki are muddy, it can't be done.

Everyone followed the gaze of the commander of the Ninth Army Corps to the back of Xu Dingbu under the city, and a transport team came from afar.

Soon the convoy untied a pile of timber and iron from the wagon.

Xu Ding ignored the call of the comparison and let Meng Yu and the other cavalry all dismount.

"Follow me, do what I say, don't ask why, don't ask what's the use." As he spoke, Xu Ding began to instruct everyone to install this large pile of parts.

Meng Yu and the others closed their mouths halfway through the conversation, and then put these wooden and iron tools with Xu Ding.

There are many parts, which are extremely complex, and each one has its fixed point, all of which are indispensable.

After all, only Xu Ding knows what this thing is?

His wife Huang Yueying invented it, Xu Ding doesn't know how many times he has played it, he has contributed to the improvement and invention of this thing, and he is naturally very familiar.

However, this is an oversized trebuchet, and it took him a lot of time and materials just to build the parts.

Soon, Minzhuang, who was transporting the materials, was also asked to collect stones and short logs from all around.

"The rebels won't be ...... This can't be a trebuchet! ”

In the city of Thessaloniki, the Romans were stunned.

Trebuchets they've seen that they were designed to attack and destroy walls.

The Roman army was armed, but not lightly, with a strategic level of secret weapons.

It is usually only used against the surrounding barbarians or against the sworn enemy of the Rest Empire.

The Macedonian province of Macedonia, like theirs, does not have such weapons.

The Roman army, which was also chasing Xu Ding and others, would not have carried such a bulky weapon.

Throwing stones are a big killer, but they are generally not small, and it is extremely difficult to transport them long distances.

After all, the trebuchets built by the Romans are all large modules, which are not disassembled or inconvenient to disassemble.

Generally, after the war, if it cannot be transported back to the capital, this thing will be destroyed on the spot.

Therefore, the surviving materials are only available in the places where the books were collected in the Roman imperial capital.

It is also out of reach of ordinary people.

Just like the Han Dynasty, it was invented as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but for some reason it was almost lost, and ordinary people don't know how to do it.

"How did the rebels know that the trebuchet was made and went, where did he get the trebuchet?"

The Romans were bewildered for a moment.

Only the commander of the Ninth Legion sighed faintly, "I now somewhat believe that he is really a descendant of the Great Emperor." ”

Alexander the Great, the most glorious founder of the Macedonian Empire.

Not only did the emperor shine Macedonia into the world, but he also made massive improvements to the trebuchet during his reign, making it truly shine in the Western world.

Therefore, the commander of the Ninth Legion had reason to suspect that Alexander Qin, a descendant, had some secret secrets of the Emperor.

Everyone wants to pass on good things to their descendants, and this is true in both the East and the West.

Who hasn't been selfish.

Now seeing that Xu Ding has made an oversized trebuchet, the commander of the Ninth Army can't even make a connection with it.

The others also understood.

Looking at the assembled oversized trebuchet, I couldn't help but swallow my throat.

"I have a hunch that we might be out of luck."

A super-large trebuchet, if this is smashed, the strong walls of Thessaloniki may not be able to stop it.

"Commander, are we ready, we may really have to go out of the city to fight the rebels!"

The decisive battle, what a ridiculous verb, stunned to become a noun.

Originally, everyone didn't want to fight the rebels, they didn't want to fight in the field, but now some of them have to be forced to do so.

The commander of the Ninth Army said: "Don't worry, wait and see, see if Alexander Qin's trebuchet is really good, let's not mess with our positions, we must be stable, the men and horses can retreat and assemble first, and you can't act rashly without my orders." ”

"It's the Legion Commander!" The people received the order, and then hurriedly left the city and hid in the city.

Because Xu Ding here began to fill the stone with the warp.

And this job is not easy for others to do, Xu Ding personally got started, and he easily put the huge stone bullet in the trough.

Originally, he could have picked some lighter ones and threw them directly at Thessaloniki City for a manpower preparation projection.

But it's tiring, and it's too pretending.

I've done everything by myself, what do you want my subordinates to do.

The reason why Xiang Yu lost to Liu Bang was because Xiang Yu's personal ability was so good that his subordinates felt useless, and they didn't even have a chance to play.

Therefore, the subordinates who have been suppressed for a long time betrayed Xiang Yu and switched to Liu Bang, who had average ability.

"Launch!" adjusted the throwing angle, and with an order, the wrestlers in front of the loser who delivered power were linked.

"Whew!" With a bang, a huge stone projectile shot out, arcing through the air, and then slamming into the walls of Thessaloniki.

"Boom!" With a bang, sand and gravel flew and bricks and trees flew sideways.

Two battlements were smashed, and one belt bearing the flag of the Roman Empire was broken.

There was a mess at the top of the wall, and the smoke had fallen, and a pit on the wall and sides was half-sunk into it.

Seeing this result, both the Roman soldiers in the city and the rebel soldiers in the city gasped.

It's so sharp, and it's so destructive.

"This is the trebuchet of my great ancestors, who used it to conquer the entire Mediterranean, to destroy countless kingdoms, to conquer mighty Persia, to conquer the vast expanse of India." Xu Ding was full of passion and continued to flicker:

"Now that we have it, we can also defeat Rome and defeat all the enemies who stand in our way!"

Xu Ding's success stirred up everyone's emotions, especially after seeing the results of the super-large trebuchet, everyone cheered.

At this moment, they feel that the future is not bleak, but bright.

With this kind of artifact, who are you afraid of, who are you afraid of.

The great Macedonian Empire is coming back.

The people of the Macedonian province who helped Xu Ding deliver parts and stones were also enthusiastic.

Looking at Xu Ding's eyes, he also became hot, his expression was excited, and there was a long-lost pride and honor.

They are the people who have lived in this land all the time, and they have been there for generations.

Looking back, they were the people of the Macedonian Empire.

They have always been proud of the Emperor's homeland.

Now that a new emperor is about to be born, is their glory coming back?

"Alexander Qin!"

"Alexander Qin!"

"Alexander Qin!"

The soldiers shouted, and the people also shouted, and finally shouted their hearts.

Only the Roman soldiers of Thessaloniki had a gloomy and gloomy face.

The blow just now proved that the rebels' trebuchets were useful.

An ordnance that is even larger than the Empire's trebuchet, fights more excessively, and throws heavier is truly the misfortune of the Empire.

"For freedom, shoot ...... me" Xu Ding stretched out his hand and clenched his fist, stopping the cheers of the crowd, and began to officially attack the city.

Soon the trebuchet began to get busy.

Huge stone projectiles were thrown at the city of Thessaloniki.

In a short time, the strong walls were smashed into potholes, especially on both sides near the gates, and most of them seemed to have collapsed.

As for the invisible ground in the city, it was also smashed in a mess, and there were really a lot of sunken ground and collapsed houses.

"Open the city gates, give me an attack, this battle is not only about the honor of our army, but also about the rise and fall of the empire, we must not only defeat Alexander Qin, but also destroy his trebuchet." The Commander of the Ninth Legion drew his sword and put on his helmet, while pulling his metal mask and armor sat on his warhorse.

The heavy gates were pushed open, and the commander of the Ninth Legion took the lead in rushing out with a wave of his general, followed by all the cavalry knights of his own legion.

In the back are hundred-based squads.

"Commander, the gates of Thessaloniki are open." When he saw the city gate open, he was excited and hurriedly said to Xu Dingdao.

Xu Ding's face finally showed a smile, and then he turned over and got on his horse.

"The cavalry will be killed by me, and the infantry will follow us, and in this battle we will crush the Ninth Legion and take the city of Thessaloniki!"

The Romans had expected Xu Ding, and if the Romans in the city did not send troops, he would only feel that he was a real fool to the Lord.

"But Commander, what about this trebuchet?" Cargo Bi asked.

It is clear that the Romans went out of the city because they were afraid of trebuchets, and they came to destroy them.

This will not allow them to succeed, and the trebuchet must be protected.

Xu Ding said: "Dead things, don't worry about it, it's useless for the time being, follow me to kill, kill more Romans is the most important thing." ”

Not allowing the comparison to hesitate, Xu Ding rushed up with the cavalry.

The commander of the Ninth Army who rushed out of the city saw Xu Ding leading the cavalry rushing towards him, and he knew that he was not an opponent, so he did not choose to fight hard.

He knew too well the strength of Alexander Qin, no one could fight him alone, and the cavalry of the other side was obviously more than the cavalry of his Ninth Legion.

It was impossible to win Xu Ding, so he led the cavalry to the right flank.

"You want to lure me away, but you're underestimating me." Xu Ding drew his bow and shot an arrow at the Roman cavalry heading to the right.

Six hundred horsemen also took bows and shot arrows, and showed their farts at them. The Roman cavalry of the unit shot away.

The Roman cavalry, who were immediately lagging behind, were shot and fell off their horses.

"Meng Yu led two hundred horsemen to chase the enemy, if you can't destroy them, you don't have to come back to see me." Xu Dingyi waved his hand and instructed Meng Yu to take people out of the team.

Meng Yu took the order and pursued the commander of the Ninth Army and the cavalry behind him with two hundred horsemen.

And Xu Ding led four hundred horsemen to rush to the infantry of the Ninth Army who went out of the city.

The departure of the cavalry and the departure of the corps commander directly made the infantry of the Ninth Army who had just left the city not know what to do.

Fortunately, they were in a team of 100 people, and the captain was busy directing the soldiers to hold the javelin.

But it was too close, and they stopped from the march, and they had to prepare for defense, and they didn't have time to line up or make the best gesture.

"Boom!" Xu Ding took the lead in rushing over, and with a blow of his spear, several Roman soldiers flew upside down.

The formation of the squad was suddenly blasted away, and four hundred horsemen rushed in, spears piercing.

The Roman foot soldiers who stood in front fell to the ground or were trampled to death, and their bodies were bloody.

Xu Ding rampaged all the way, stabbing left and right, killing or burying, and the Roman infantry who went straight to the city dodged in chaos, and there was no formation at all.

However, the quality of the soldiers of the standing army of the Romans was still quite high, and they were defeated head-on, so they quickly retreated to the two sides, and then rushed to the trebuchet.

Before you die, you have to put on the pad.

After the cavalry, a thousand soldiers also descended the mountain like a tiger, chasing and slashing the Roman soldiers, slashing the Roman soldiers who tried to resist, and kept running towards the city gate.

The capture of the city gate was their most important task, because Xu Ding took the cavalry back from the city gate, and then divided into two teams, one left and one right, to collect the Roman soldiers fleeing to the two wings.

Of course, Roman soldiers who tried to destroy trebuchets were no exception, and were impaled from behind or cut to the ground by the cavalry who caught up.

However, these people were not without results, they still cut and broke some parts, and of course killed a dozen people who tried to protect the trebuchet.

These people really don't want such a weapon to be destroyed by the Romans, it is the key to the revival of the Macedonian Empire, and as the people of the Macedonian province, they have the responsibility and obligation to keep their households.

Although they did not owe allegiance to Alexander Qin, they still expressed their bodies and lives.

"Damn it!" There is no stone throwing that can be recreated, but the death of the newly reformed Minzhuang makes Xu Ding a little pity, these people will be the best soldiers in his army in the future.

So Xu Ding, who scolded, gathered the two teams of cavalry into one place again, rushed in the direction of the city gate, and cut down all the Roman soldiers who could still stand up.